When a dickhead is not a dickhead

Dickhead (coarse colloq) a stupid or obnoxious person, especially a man; an idiot.(Australian Oxford Dictionary)Tim Pallas has added a new portfolio to his Victorian roads, ports and major projects ministry - dickheads.

But by the afternoon, in front of television cameras, he had turned coy.

Journalist: ''Is Mark Webber a dickhead?''

Pallas: ''My view about any particular race driver and their personal qualities I don't think is really the key … anybody who takes action to undermine the road safety message is doing the wrong thing.''

Journalist: ''Is Lewis Hamilton a dickhead?''

Pallas: ''From my perspective he has acted inappropriately.''

Journalist: ''Do you have the courage to back this campaign by actually telling them they're dickheads?''

Pallas: ''It's more important that we reinforce the message here.''

Journalist: ''So he was a dickhead this morning but he's no longer a dickhead now?''